This article is reproduced from: People’s Daily Online
People’s Daily Online, Beijing, March 18 (Reporter Qiao Yeqiong) March 18 is the National Liver Love Day. This year’s theme is “National Participation, Active Screening, Standardization Diagnose and cure hepatitis”. As a very important organ of the human body, the liver has physiological functions such as detoxification, metabolism, hematopoiesis, and blood storage. In the spring, when everything recovers, and the temperature is warmed by the cold, it is a good time to nourish and protect the liver.
The first step in nourishing the liver: adequate sleep. During sleep, the human body will enter into a self-healing mode. If you often stay up late and lead to lack of sleep, the body’s resistance will decline, affecting the liver’s self-repair at night. It is recommended that adolescents and middle-aged people should sleep for 8 hours a day; the elderly over 60 years old should sleep about 7 hours; the elderly over 80 years old should sleep 8 to 9 hours; the infirm can increase the sleep time appropriately.
The second step of nourishing the liver: quit drinking as soon as possible. The damage of alcohol to the liver is very clear. Long-term excessive drinking can cause repeated fatty degeneration, necrosis and regeneration of liver cells through ethanol itself and its derivative acetaldehyde, resulting in alcoholic liver disease. Alcoholic liver disease is divided into three stages: alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis. Patients in the first two stages may still recover after strict alcohol abstinence after conditioning and treatment, but once they develop to the stage of liver cirrhosis, even if they completely quit drinking, their condition may still slowly worsen.
The third step of nourishing the liver: protect the eyes. In Chinese medicine, the liver stores blood and opens the eyes, and the health of the eyes is closely related to the function of the liver. Using a computer for a long time, watching TV, watching a mobile phone or reading a book for a long time will cause overuse of the eyes. “Long-term vision hurts blood”, it is easy to cause insufficient liver blood. For those who need to work in front of the computer for a long time, after working for a period of time, they should rest their eyes properly. They can relieve visual fatigue by closing their eyes and resting, looking far away, and doing eye exercises, so as to achieve the goal of nourishing the liver. Purpose.
The fourth step of nourishing the liver: a reasonable diet. Aflatoxin can induce liver cancer. Moldy rice, peanuts and melon seeds may contain more aflatoxin. Do not eat such foods. In addition, it is necessary to eat a reasonable diet, picky eaters, eat less, and fatty liver can not escape. Carrots, garlic, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, fungus, shepherd’s purse, mushrooms, lily and other vegetables are rich in nutrients and can nourish the liver. It is recommended to eat in moderation.
The fifth step of nourishing the liver: Peace of mind. In modern society, there is a lot of competition pressure, and people are prone to pessimism, anger, anxiety, and depression. These negative emotions are very harmful to the liver. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people who are prone to suffocation often suffer from stagnation of liver qi, while those who are irritable will have liver qi reversal and liver yang hyperactivity. These two types of bad emotions will damage the liver. (Comprehensive Beijing Youth Daily, Beijing Daily, Science and Technology Daily, etc.)
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